that each of us -- [applause] every single one of us has a community of people lifting us up. from the teachers who inspire us to the janitors who keep our schools clean. [applause] and what our parents and grandparents taught us is that you value everyone's contribution, you treat everyone with respect. we also learned about citizenship and service, you know, that we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves, that with our freedoms come obligations and with our blessings come a duty to give back to others with less. and these are the values truly that make barack such an extraordinary husband to me and a phenomenal father to our girls. [applause] i will tell sasha and malia you say hi. talks very sweet but i about barack's values not just as a wife and a mother but also as a first lady who has seen up close and personal what being president really looks like and just how critical those values are to leading this country. you know, over the past three and a half years i've seen how the issues that come across the president's desk are always the hard ones. the decisions